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Conference Agenda at-a-glance |
DAY ONE:
Wednesday November 5th, 2008 |
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7:30 AM |
Registration Opens |
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8:20 AM |
Opening Remarks From The Chair |
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8:30 AM |
WiMAX and White Spaces: Technology and Development at the Communications Research Centre |
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Gerry Chan, Vice President, Terrestrial Wireless Systems Branch, Communications Research Centre Canada
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9:15 AM |
Case Study: Hanna, Alberta |
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Terry Duchcherer, President, Netago Wireless |
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10:00 AM |
Networking Break |
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10:30 AM |
Cicso WiMAX and the Connected Life |
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Christopher Emery, Director of Business Development, Cisco Canada |
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11:15 AM |
Getting Ready for Rollout:
How to Prepare for the Emergent Technology |
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Mike Dixon, VP Wireless Networks, Motorola Canada
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12:00 PM |
Exhibition Area – Networking Luncheon |
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1:30 PM |
Case Study: Quesnel, B.C. |
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Brenda Bouchette, Project Engineer, ABC Communications |
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2:15 PM |
LTE: Challenges and Competitive Positioning |
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Ravi Kalavakunta, Director of Technical Marketing, Qualcomm |
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3:00 PM |
Networking Break |
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3:30 PM |
Revolutionizing Portable Devices |
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4:15 PM |
How ISPs, Municipalities and Other Players Will Benefit from New Developments in Broadband Wireless Capabilities |
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Prof. Charles Davis, Research Chair in Media Management and Entrepreneurship, Ryerson University |
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5:00 PM |
Conference Adjourns To Day Two |
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Day Two:
Thursday November 6th, 2008 |
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7:30 AM |
Registration Opens |
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8:15 AM |
Recap Of Day One By The Chair |
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8:30 AM |
Regulatory Update: |
| Latest Developments in Spectrum Licensing and its Implications for Broadband Service |
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Doug Sward, Senior Director Spectrum Planning & Engineering, Industry Canada |
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9:15 AM |
Case Study: Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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Sally Wesorick, Wireless City Project Manager, City of Grand Rapids |
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10:00 AM |
Networking Break |
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10:30 AM |
Regional Broadband Strategy:
Centre for Smart Community Innovation |
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Dr. Todd Sands, Executive Director, Centre for Smart Community Innovation, University of Windsor |
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11:15 AM |
Legal Perspectives on Spectrum Ownership and the Canadian Regulatory Environment |
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Stephen Whitehead, Partner, Fasken Martineau |
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12:00 PM |
Networking Luncheon |
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1:30 PM |
Public Policy and Community Perspectives on Broadband Access: Ensuring Community Participation in WiMAX Deployment |
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Prof. Andrew Clement, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto |
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2:15 PM |
Working with the Provincial Government:
Ontario’s Digital Strategy |
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Rob Dowler, Corporate Chief Strategist, Ontario Ministry of Government and
Consumer Services |
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3:00 PM |
TBD |
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3:45 PM |
Closing Remarks/Networking |
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4:00 PM |
Conference adjourns |
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